Hym "Ok, so everybody has probably
seen the picture of the expansion of the
universe as it relates to the big
bang, right? If not, look it up quick. It'
s like a Kamehameha of spacetime. But WHAT IF... There is a 4th dimension... Right? Now, I know that'
s not profound or original... YET! Ok!? I'm getting to that part! Stay with me! So, imagine the way in which this 4th dimension exists... Allows for every point in the universe... To be considered the edge of the universe... So, when a star collapses... And creates a
black hole... It'
s like a hole in a balloon... So the contents of the universe are spilling out into the not-universe...
Even though it doesn't look like the
black hole is at the edge... And the REASON... that smaller stars don't create black holes... Is that they don't generate enough force to pop the balloon... And you could say "Well, we've seen 2 black holes collide so how could 2 balloon holes interact with eachother in that way" and there the balloon analogy breaks down.... But I think it'
s and interesting concept. That the universe is both expanding and deflating at the same
time and as stars collapse and turn into black holes... Eventually, there will be a tipping point where the rate of deflation supersedes the rate of expansion and begins to collapse back in on itself... It'
s kind of like oscillating universe theory except I have a 4th dimension that does whatever I need it to do to allow for oscillating universe..."
